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we should be updated for 1.4.1 now.

i worked on a FAQ section as well.

what else does the wiki need??? i was thinking of a "how to" make a skin wiki that we can link to. duno what else would be cool for users to read about thats akaio/acekard related? any other ideas?

-another world
 
Who is user Logan on the wiki?

http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/index.php?tit...amp;oldid=22251

@Logan: stop changing the links back. the reason they are hyperlinked the way they are is so we can control what the links say. the way you are doing it makes the links the names of the wiki pages. this is a limitation of using [[internal linking]] of that of [http://whatever.org This is the Site] external linking.

GBATemp's AKAIO ROM Compatibility WIKI
GBATemp's EZ 3in1 WIKI

these are much more descriptive than the way you keep reverting back to. your reverts are a personal preference for a way of linking but you seem to not see the larger picture. the wiki should be as descriptive as possible to minimize any questions that could/will be asked. i have watched as the new user questions have dropped off in both the forum and the irc channel thanks to the wiki. it answers all of the basics and then some. i understand that the links are in the "information" section, regardless, and one would assume that any user in this section would know these links (no matter the title) would take them to more information. but i've found that making assumptions about people, especially the larger population of 12-15yr olds who use flash kits, is a mistake. for that reason vato and myself set out to make the wiki more verbose and descriptive. it works very well in its current state. please post your arguements for using internal linking over that of external. we will discuss it.

-another world
 
Another World said:
Who is user Logan on the wiki?

http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/index.php?tit...amp;oldid=22251

@Logan: stop changing the links back. the reason they are hyperlinked the way they are is so we can control what the links say. the way you are doing it makes the links the names of the wiki pages. this is a limitation of using [[internal linking]] of that of [http://whatever.org This is the Site] external linking.

GBATemp's AKAIO ROM Compatibility WIKI
GBATemp's EZ 3in1 WIKI

these are much more descriptive than the way you keep reverting back to.

-another world
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You can do this on a Wiki:

[[Name of Internal Page|What You Want to Appear]]

That way you can control what the links say and have internal links. I'm going to change that now.

EDIT: Made the change, check it out and see if you like it AW. Keep in mind that if you still like the old way better than I won't take offense to the revert or something stupid like that.
 
Another World said:
that works. my arguement is not for one way over the other but to control what the hyperlink says.

cheers!

-another world
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I had to a wiki page for a class last semester so I learned a bit about wiki syntax. I used that little trick all the time.
 
wiki syntax
ugh

can't believe schools making people learn that now.

We've gone to the point where we're going to have "how to upload images to facebook" shit instead of true fuckin editing and ftp and all the shit that required fucking knowledge.

When a wiki crashes, all the formatting in the world won't help you make a web page.

HTML, dicks
 
Smiths said:
wiki syntax
ugh

can't believe schools making people learn that now.

We've gone to the point where we're going to have "how to upload images to facebook" shit instead of true fuckin editing and ftp and all the shit that required fucking knowledge.

When a wiki crashes, all the formatting in the world won't help you make a web page.

HTML, dicks
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I wasn't taught anything about wiki syntax, I picked it up from Wikipedia. And I don't disagree with you, I just think wikis make it easier to do the simple tasks w/o learning a ton of stuff. If I had to learn HTML, I would probably never contribute to a wiki, and I doubt many would. The unique and simple syntax is part of the reason wikis are so accessible.

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Smiths said:
We've gone to the point where we're going to have "how to upload images to facebook" shit instead of true fuckin editing and ftp and all the shit that required fucking knowledge.
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one of my friends is a professor at the local college. he was telling me how one of the teachers put in a request and course description for a "facebook" class. the students will use facebook and learn to develop social networking skills. yea its true, you can't make shit like that up!

-another world
 
i added some info about updating to the new wifi plugin in both wifi sections and a link in the links section.
i added some stuff to the faq
i added a bit of info norm stated to the dma section, about how holding X runs the same thing as A but with the added benefit of dma.

-another world
 
• added more to the faq. vato added a bit about the h&s soft-mod, as people ask about it.
• fixed up the skins section by adding a 4th link
• added a "quick guide" to the install section
• added a link to the shunyweb save game converter site
• adjusted the links to the updated wifi plugin to point to the "links" section of the wiki
• added a bit about the properties box on a .sav file, and the ability to convert within akaio from .nds.sav to .sav (thanks smiths).
• fixed the 17MB or less PSRAM 3in1 refernce to 16MB or less (thanks vaguerant)
• added some R.P.G. specific savelistex.bin info to the install guide and the faq
• added something about backing up the globalsettings.ini and why to do it to the install/update section
• reorganized the update section. i made sub sections for the computer/wi-fi update areas. its much easier to read in the contents area.
• updated the dsi faq information to better explain about the dsi and the ak2i.
• fixed the cheats section so that the headers are correctly numbered under each sub section.
• added a bit of info in regards to how cheats can be disabled/enabled and a link to the "properties" section, in the cheats section.
• updated the ez 3in1 intro paragraph and added a bit about flashing to nor in the faq. in regards to why the 3in1 is not detected when its brand new.
• added info on the properties of a gba rom and a gba save file.
• added a bit about the second revision of the ak2i in the faq section
• fixed up some typos and other stuff.
• added a link in the "links" section to the gbatemp search form.

-another world
 
You have a lot of information in the wiki but I think you really need to work on the formatting.

Anyone who just wants to quickly set up their Acekard has FAR too much information on a single page! Can't you split the article in multiple pages?

There especially needs to be a page for "quick setup", would've saved me some time and being shouted at by angsty forum users.
 
agreed

I even get lost in it and I've been around the AK section for a while
possibly the reason why I keep on tripping up on answering questions (good thing AW managed to catch em)
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RupeeClock Posted Today, 07:43 AM
There especially needs to be a page for "quick setup", would've saved me some time and being shouted at by angsty forum users.
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There actually is a quick-setup guide near the top of the wiki.
And, yes, there is lot of information to absorb, because AKAIO has a lot of features to cover. I personally dont see the need to split the wiki into pages. Just use the contents table for reference to find specific info.
 
breaking up a wiki into multiple pages is more confusing. you have to navigate between pages where they open in _parent. related data is then linked off-page into another area, making it even more confusing. the wiki is designed to document akaio. it does that and it does it well. once you read it over 1-2 times you will know where all of the information is. the table of contents at the top also helps with navigation.

people already can't do the simplest of tasks, like read the quick guide and install akaio on their flash linker. asking them to keep data straight in their heads, which is now found on multiple pages and which refer to information on other pages, will never work. this would also mean that now the linking of data is spread across more than 1 page. so explaining to someone about updating, which involves settings, loaders, quick guide, etc now requires more than 1 link and more than 1 copy/paste of information.

we won't be changing it.

-another world
 
I don't see the point of bringing a page down for maintenance. If you bring it down it just brings your google score down and people who don't know how to cache it go somewhere else..
Modify it, upload the modification and then your done.



I think the cheating system needs to be revamped. I for one, do not understand how to put cheats in there without manually editing the .cc file; and I have not found someone who can help me with this either.
 
adding cheats to the db has nothing to do with akaio. akaio loads the db, makes cc files for games on your card, and allows cheats to run. if you want info on adding cheats there is a link in the FAQ section of the wiki.

-another world
 

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